Cigar header mechanism



Feb. 20, 1945. J. P. DURNING Y CIGAR HEADER MECHANISM 3 SheetsS,he'et 1Original Filed Oct. 27. 1936 INVENTOR JAMES P. DURNING 3 Sheets-Sheet 2J. P. DURNING CIGAR HEADER MECHANISM Original Filed Oct. 27, 1936 Feb.20, 1945.

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. Patented Feb. 20, 1945 OFFi gure 1';

CIGA EADER James P. Durning sti-tAlbanazN. Yiyassignor rto InternationalCigar Machinery om'pfany; a-cor-- vporaticn of New-Jersey Originalapplicatio ifoctober' 27, 1936; -$eri a1:: 1\lo." 107,792} 'Dividedalidthis application October 23';lMLfSeriizLNQ;416,161

This invention relates to cigar" machines; and

f morea particularly tm improvements cigar hreaderrmechanisms therefor,and constitutes a division'r-of -my co-pending application', Serial No;

1071792 filed October'- 27; 1.936; now-Patent- No:

22903171} issued J Uly 2-1, l 942 In the:'- wrapping f mechanisrn ofexisting "may cli ines ith'asbeen di'fficult to prevent'wastef du t,"

sand; scraps of tobacco; and otherunwanjtedm-a; terials commonly vfoundin tobacco fromac cumulating on operative parts'of thefwrapping Imechanism where may cause" possible-1f clogs" fgi-ngand /or excessweanof-those p 'artsif' It "has" also been difilcult to adjustimportantcoacting elements ofthe wrapping mechanism 'because of the-relative-inaccessihility' of theparts" them= selves*-'and-' their'operating' members: v

Ifi 'isan? object of my invention; therefore'j to rovideeimprovedw vforlnjngrnech";v v anism' such that thedanger of access of "deleteri jous and wa'ste causing materials is substantially eliminated-andmakepossible'rapid andeasyad vid'e a--'novel*and improved header conedevice ii Which 'can berapidly"adjusted" and tosofc on struot theheade-r coneoperating elementsthat' anytdesire'dadjustments andreplacements may be m'ad in a minimum of time.

With; these-am? other objects no-tspecificaIlyT mehtionedyin view; theinvention'consistsfoff'thi'.

' combinations and constructions which will be;

hereinafter fully described, and then set forth in'-'the=-claimshereunto-appended.-

Ifl'theaccompanying/drawings which forin a,

omitting'therefromtheheader cone;'the wrap'p'ierj Figure- 2 is "an" endview showing the" cigar" head rolling mechanism embodying my improved]wrapper"header"oone"device which coacts'with? the roll'ingiunit' andits"assoc'iated" cigar wrap -pingiand finishingrelements; V

and-parts of its operatinginech part of this specification and in which"lili'efr ference charactersindicate the same orlike'partsf: t Diito'itsimproved construction and the-open mechanisms:v Tensioir' plate 81,which: guides a wrapper to aciga'r bunch positioned forwrapping-x andmaintainsit under propertension; includes" a bracket-16 pivoted onashaft 'II mounted inhousing l l which encloses'a substantial part ofthe operating an'd driving mechanisms of the;

wrappingnnit: A shaft-19 inthe upperend of" bracket "lfi supports aframemember 80 pivotallymounted-thereon' to rock thetension plate -8I up- 1ward under the action of a spring-Knot 'shown), dependent upon the"movement of cam -l -I 3 which is; enga'gedby roller 84 secured byanrec'centric pinfli to armB G: Cam! l-3- forms a part of 'arm 81pivoted at IUS to anextension'of frame-1h -A pi-nand sl'ot conn'ection.I ID to link 'l l l secured 81 through-link fi' 1 connected to i crank1 arni== 95 Anzadiustin'g screw l I hprovidedon a ing 1 l 5' for adjusting the"movement of arnr81; p The-flag cutter'includes astationaryblade H6 gcure'd tto a =bracket l 11, adjustable onsa shaftf l IBtO-gether with a rotatable blade' l l9ffixed' onthe-shaft ll8 which issupported by a bracket m: zoirp vdt d at fnl' to 'the framet-IB- which?for-in's ap art of housing 'll' seernureser; 3'

and 5) An outsid guard l la" secured-"to hous i'ng ll 'suitablemeans;not shown, encloses the= flag cutt'er 'operating* mechanism.- Arm I20 ispreferablyloosely mounted on shaft I 2 ["and in ehemhdir'nent'shown-moves up. an'd 'dc n m accord "wan:- the movement of'flbracket 255mentionedhereina,'fter.-.' Lever l29 is formed with two arms I290? and 1.l 296' in orde'fto facilitate-i adjustmentsor-theheadencone; whichotherwise wouhibe difiicult dueto thepresence ofthe 'hous ing" I l'whichtencloses w substantial*part-"of the v rolling unit operatingmechani'sm 'including "that? whichoperates theheade'r'cone andfi'agtrimmeii canbe inserted throu'gh an opening injth'ef-housin'g llnormally closedbvhinged'cover I4 (Fi ures 2 ariele)" and'any"desiredadjustments 0f mum of time; A driven member !22, mounted meteorsa driving member I23f secured to a shaft 1 24' proved *ci'gar header'mechanism"ta"ken' onlin'e' 3 -3 ofFigure'f iy I i Figure 14"isa"sectional view taken on 1ine'344 Figure 5 is a plan viewpf adetail of the header operati'hgme'chanisfm'on a. larger scale; and

Figure 6 is, a view taken on line 66 of Figure 5. Referring to thedrawings'Figure 2 shows my improved header cone in operative relation to'thetension plate, flag cutter and. theiroperating arm'l29dof-th leverll at [30;which is"*mount'-' ed on theshaft'lZGpengages a nose I31 of anadjustable cam I32 on the cam shaft 16. This 1 construction permits ofpositive control of the 60 depth of outer the flag. V When the pulleyI23 is the arm as?! landelflgfigin g link H l provides 'nieans thebracket l25' wh'ich 'is' loose l on" driven member is eliminated sincethis member When surrounding mechanism to the detriment of the affectedparts and their operation is now caught and diverted by a ledge I56formed on the frame I5 as indicated in dot and dash lines (Figure 2) toa removable receptacle I51, suitably attached T to the casing II at I58.

By means of this aris merely raised against gravity into operativeposition. A look screw I33 on arm I34a of lever I34 fixed to shaft I25,.mounted to one side of the bracket I25, engages.a lug I35 of thelever I providing for adjustment of the driving member I23 upwardrelative. to rocking lever I34 by means of screw I33. The upwardmovement of driving member I23 is, therefore, effected by'rocking leverI34- wlierein-arm I341) through engagement with set screw I 38 onbracket I25 lifts the bracket I25 to an upper limit defined by themovement of lever I34 and the position of set screw I33.

The adjusted positions of set screws I33, I36 allow movement of leverI34 relative to bracket I25 to control the time of engagement of drivenmember I22 and driving member I23.

The header cone I4I snaps rapidly into operation relative to headerblock I63 in order to con trol the application of the wrapperfiag aboutthe head end of a bunch being wrapped at substantially the same timethat the knives move out of operative position when finger I28 drops offcam nose I3I. A sprirg I6I (Figures 2, 3, 5 and 6) holds finger I28against a stop I290 (Figure 1) formed on arm I290. of two-armed leverI29. This arrangement prevents looking or jamming between finger I28 andthe tip I3I of cam I32 if for any reason it is desired to turn themachine backmanually for adjustments or repairs. A

The invention above described may be varied in construction within thescope of the claims, for the particular device, selected to illustratethe invention,- is but one of many possible concrete embodiments of thesame. It is not, therefore, to be restricted to the precise details ofthe structure shown and described.

What is claimed is:

1. In a cigar rolling mechanism, a header block, a header cone and meansfor moving said cone to and from heading position, said means comprisinga resiliently mounted arm supporting said cone, a shaft for said arm,said shaft being secured in and projecting through a frame member, saidarm being mounted on said shaft adjacent one side of said frame member,a second shaft mounted in said frame member, a two-armed lever securedto said s-cond shaft adjacent the other side of said frame member, andmeans cooperating with Said arms of said lever for effecting saidmovement.

2. In a cigarroiling mechanism having a frame including a housing onsaid frame, a header block, a header cone coacting with said block, andmeans for moving said cone to and from heading position, said meanscomprising a shaft extending through said frame and beneath the top of.said housing, an arm supporting said cone sescrewI3'I, on the bracketI25, limits the move- I ment of the member I23 relative to the housing II. 0n the other arm I29b of the lever. I29, a cam roller I33 is pivotedat I39 for coaction with the cam I49 to retract an adjustable headercone I4I carried by an arm I42, against the tension of spring I whichnormally urges the cone towards the head end'of the bunch (Figures 1 and2) The header cone I4 I, carried by an arm I42,'is clamped to a stud I43held by arm I44 adjustably and resiliently pivoted by a coil spring I45on thepin I46 supported in the frame I5 at I41. An arm I48 fixed to thepin I46 and extending inwardly has a tip I49 which extends downwardly torest on the cam surface I50 of the arm I29a of the lever I29 whichtransmits the cam motion to the header cone I4! away from the cigar. I45suitably anchored at I5I to a collar I52 fixed to thepin I45, whichextends through the frame I5, and to a pin I53 on the frame I5 at I41 isenclosed in the housing I I which e iminates the need. for a separatehousing. In this manner all of cured outside of said frame and housing,a cam operated arm fixed to said shaft within said frame and housing,and a cam coacting with said lastnamEd arm to move said cone.

3. In a cigar rolling mechanism having a frame member, a header conemovable into and out of coaction with a cigar bunch being wrapped toapply the flag end of a wrapper about the bunch,

a shaft extending through said frame, a cone-supporting arm mounted onsaid shaft on one side of said frame member, a cone-operating armmounted on said shaft on the other side of said frame member, acone-operating cam, a two armed lever, a cam follower on one of saidlever arms engaging said cam, and a cam surface on the other of saidlever arms coacting with said coneoperating arm to move said cone out ofheading position.

4. In a cigar rolling mechanism having a frame member, a header conemovable into and out of I coactionwitha cigar bunch being wrapped to Thecoil spring apply the flag end of a wrapper about the bunch, a shaftextending through said frame member, a cone-supporting arm mounted onsaid shaft on one side of said frame member, resilient means normallytending to urge said cone into operative wrapper applying position, acone-operat'ng arm mounted on said shaft on the other side of said framemember, a -cone-operating cam, a two armed lever, a cam follower on oneof said lever arms engagin'g said cam, and a cam surface on the other ofsaid lever arms coacting with said coneoperatin arm to 'move'said coneout of headin position.

JAMES -P. BURNING.

